Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-25
1HE PRESBT TEXANS.
The Question OF Union or Co Operation Of
tho Churches Discussed,

The Question OF Union or Co Operation Of
/ the Churches Discussed,
ST. LOUIS, Mo, May 24.-In the South
ern Presbyterian assembly the question
OF Bethel churches and their organizations
being under discussion, it was decided
! no church constituted as d Bethel church
had the right of representation in pres
/ byteTies.
! The committee on theological seminaries
submitted report of the affairs of the
several seminaries: also the institute for
training cOlOred ministers. The number
OF students in the latter was fifty 1--we
and II Was the belief that the money used
IN training and educating cOlored minis
ters was we'll bestowed Columbig
seminary has been closed for the wear
past, but it mas been decided to REOPEN il
next September. THIS seminary has an
endowment of $3.50 600 and its future is
believed TO be bright
The committee ON publication reported
that the debt of S85, 900 had been De-I
of or provided for and that it now has
assets over liabilities of &c., 200.
The judicial committee maze Supple-
mental report in the case Of Rev. Room
son of North Carolina and the appeal
from the synod OF that state recommend
ing that the case ne tried, and Reverends
W. II. Davis AMI 2. II. Hage were named
to represent appellee The committee
on bills and overtures reported on over
lures from Harmony and South
Carolina preSbyteries touching acts
OF the last assembly on
evolution, the power of the general as
sembly over theological semnarles ana
their instructors. Their answer was,
'thGt the assembly declines to formulate
any detailed explanation of the acts of
the last assembly, as any such statement.
however expressed, could only be re-
garded as q new deliverance on the same
subject, which this assembly does not
feel called upon to make.'' This was an
answer formulated by the maiOrIt7
of the committee. The minority also
presented report which deals prima-
rlly with the Jurisdiction of the different
churches courts and the manner in which
matters can be brought before the gen
eral assembly. 1t ssys, prospecting the
further gu stiOn of the South Care
Ina PresbyteTy touching the mode Il
creation as defined by the last assembly,
we recommend this assembly to answer
that the scriptures clearly reveal that in
the highest sense God Is the Creator OF
al tulA9S anu COnStQ utHtlY OF AQ3m, EClV
and soul, and both the scriptures5and orr
confession OF faith teach that his body
was formed OF "the dust Of the ground.
but the 'fnscru'a lie mode Gcd hath not
revealed, and this iasseylbly holds that #
Is 3ot given 20 the CT urch 10 pronounce
definitely as to TIE mode by which and
the time in which the Creator chose to
work" The report was docketed for
future consideration
Atl0:%0 an organization on Cooperation
Of the great churches came up for coHsid-
GRAFTON. Rev. VIM. II Park author of
the mlnimumFDinOrity report after amoti-
hcation of the minority report, signed
that report and withdrew his own. Rev
W. r. Coppedge of Montgomery, Va,
offered substitute for the minority
report recommending harmony bu. no.
union or co operation.
DR.. Z. X. Smoot OF Texas, chairman Of
the Special committee and Representative
OF the minority side Of the question, then
took the floor and made long speech
against union or cooperation.